Our school ethos:

Our school is the setting in which our faith is lived and shared with the children. Our Catholic Faith inspires the Primary Education we provide, and Christian values are passed on to the children in prayer, in our programme of Religious Instruction and in our preparation for receiving the Sacraments of Penance, First Communion and Confirmation. Our aim, as a Catholic school is to promote the full and harmonious development of all aspects of our pupils: intellectual, physical, cultural, moral and spiritual, including a living relationship with God and with other people. We also aim to promote the formation of pupils in the Catholic Faith.

We respect and welcome our children who are of other Christian denominations, our children of other faiths and our children who are from non-faith backgrounds.

Scoil Íosagáin Ethos and School Aims

We see ourselves as educating hearts, as well as educating minds.

Our school aims:

At Scoil Íosagáin we aim to provide our pupils with a happy and safe environment in which they will learn.

We cater for all aspects of the child’s development by providing a good all-round education, which will meet his/her intellectual, spiritual, physical, social, emotional and cultural needs.

We foster an interest and pride in our heritage and make use of our rich local environment as an educational resource.

We encourage a spirit of friendliness and co-operation and work closely with other agencies and organisations involved in child care provision and child centred activities.

We encourage responsible and caring attitudes towards the poor and deprived locally, nationally and internationally, and encourage tolerance of others regardless of race, colour or religion.

We promote a policy of inclusion and integration to allow all children regardless of physical or intellectual ability to learn together and play together.

We recognise the role of parents as the first educators of their children and try to facilitate that role by encouraging active participation in their children’s school life.

The staff of Scoil Íosagáin is committed to effective teaching in all areas of the Primary School Curriculum and work as professionals in preparing, presenting and executing lessons to the highest of standards.

As a staff we aspire to provide opportunities for fostering good leadership qualities in staff and pupils.

In our school we will undertake to develop a good system of communication among Partners in Education namely the Principal and Staff, Board of Management, Pupils, Parents, the Department of Education and Skills and its representatives.

We endeavour to work together as a friendly, supportive and co-operative team for the benefit of the entire school community.